The world around me felt distant, as though I were standing behind a thick pane of glass, watching events unfold in slow motion.
My arms still ached from holding Matthew so tightly, as if I had been trying to anchor him to this world with my bare hands.
Even after the paramedics carried him away, I could still feel the cold, trembling weight of his body against my chest. That sensation refused…

The world around me felt distant, as though I were standing behind a thick pane of glass, watching events unfold in slow motion.
My arms still ached from holding Matthew so tightly, as if I had been trying to anchor him to this world with my bare hands.
Even after the paramedics carried him away, I could still feel the cold, trembling weight of his body against my chest. That sensation refused…